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20 answers for: The Latin word for gold (5)
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AURUMThe Latin word for gold (5)
LEPUSConstellation south of Orion named after the Latin word for the hare (5)
OSTIAThe name of this ancient Roman port on the river Tiber is derived from the Latin word for mouth
VIGILPeriod of devotional observance named from the Latin word for wakefulness (5)
OVALSShapes whose name derives from the Latin word for "egg" (5)
VOLVOFrom the Latin word for "I roll," this was originally intended as a name for a ball bearing being developed by a Swedish company. Now this is a well-known automobile maker.
MOLARClass of tooth named from the Latin word for 'millstone' (5)
LUPINPlant having large spikes of brightly coloured flowers whose name derives from the Latin word for wolfish (5)
SCUDOAny of several former Italian silver coins whose name derives from the Latin word for shield (5)
ARENAVenue named after the Latin word for "sand"
ASTERFlower that's the Latin word for "star"
LUPUSSouthern constellation or the Latin word for "wolf"
ROBUROne of the Latin words for strength (5)
ALIBILegal excuse that's the Latin word for "elsewhere"
OCHREA slang word for gold money (5)
CHAIROffice of a bishop or judge; a professorship; a sedan on poles; a prize at an eisteddfod; or, a general word for a seat derived from the Latin word "cathedra" (5)
PICAGenus of the crow family, named for the Latin word for magpie, for which it is used as a tautonym (4)
TAPERFrom the Latin word "papyrus" due to its use as a wick, a candle in Anglo-Saxon times, later a thin waxed spill; or, a gradual narrowing (5)
VERIZONTelecommunication company named as a combination of the Latin word for truth and the word "horizon"
AVESPluralisation of the Latin word for "bird" that is the class of the aforementioned vertebrate, from Abbott's babbler to zebra finch (4)